OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to assess the relationship between mood disorders
and development, course, and associated morbidity and mortality of selected medical …

… Lyketsos CG. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (behavioral and psychological symptoms of
dementia) … Kales HC, Gitlin LN, Lyketsos CG. Management of the neuropsychiatric symptoms of …

OBJECTIVE: The authors systematically reviewed the literature on psychological approaches
to treating the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. METHOD: Reports of studies that …

ContextMild cognitive impairment (MCI) may be a precursor to dementia, at least in some
cases. Dementia and MCI are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in clinical samples. …

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Background Second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic drugs are widely used to treat
psychosis, aggression, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but their benefits are …

Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988–1994) were
used to examine the relation between obesity and depression. Past-month depression was …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are core features of Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias. Once thought to emerge primarily in people with late-stage disease, these symptoms …

… Recently, several definitions have been proposed for an affective (Lyketsos et al., 2001b; …
Steinberg M, Lyketsos CG. 2005. Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms …

Physical activity may help preserve cognitive function and decrease dementia risk, but
epidemiologic findings are inconsistent. The authors conducted a prospective study to determine …